Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun phencyclidine

1 sense of phencyclidine

Sense 1
phencyclidine, phencyclidine hydrochloride, PCP, angel dust -- (a drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or `dust') for its effects as a hallucinogen)
       => hallucinogen, hallucinogenic drug, psychedelic drug, psychodelic drug -- (a psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences)